Eyelet



' (No ModeL) O. K. PIGKLE S.

BYELET.

No; 294.265. Patented Feb. 26. 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES K. PIGKLES, on ST. Louis, MISSOURI.

EYE LET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 294,265, dated February 2 6, 1884. Application filed May 31, 1883. -(No model.)

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES K. PIcKLEs,

of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Misscuri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Eyelets, of which the following is a full, clear, and eXact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in Which- Figure l is a side view, showing the eyelet secured 'in a button-hole. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are sections, respectively,on lines 2 2, 3 3, and 4 4, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an edge View, showing the eyelet in the form in which it is intended to be placed on the market as an article of trade; and Fig. 6 is a top view of same. Fig. 7 is a section on line 7 7, Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating a manner of making the eyelet.

My invention relates to. an eyelet for but-tonholes, &c.; and my invention consists in an expansible and contractible metallic eyelet or lining, which is durable, cheap, quickly secured in place, not liable to be torn out, and which strengthens the material on which it is used.

'Referring to the drawings, A represents a piece of material, which may be any kind of leather, fabric. or other substance, and B represents the eyelet, which may be made of any kind of metal suitable for the purpose, and which is placed in the button-hole and'bent so as to take a secure hold of the material.

Mypreferred manner of manufacturing or making the eyelet is to take a thin narrow strip of metal-or fine wire would answer the purpose-and bend it back and forth, as shown in Fig. 7, until the desired length of the bent material is had, and then the two ends are brought together and made fast. One side is then bent-say 011 the dotted line, Fig. 8-'-at or about at right angles to the body, as shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7, and the eyelet is then ready to be inserted into the button-hole, and after outer edges pressed slightly into the material,

as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, so as to take a hold thereon.

The intention is to furnish the eyelets to the market in the form shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7 as an article of trade, and they would of course be furnished indifferent sizes, as required, and of different shape, if desired; and, if necessary, the metal could be annealed, to make it more soft and pliable. \Vhen the eyelet, as thus furnished to the market, is to be used, it is simply inserted into the button-hole, as above stated, and the other edge, by means of a suitable instrument, turned over to embrace the material.

' While an eyelet thus produced is strong, cheap, durable, strengthening to the material, and can be quickly applied or secured in place, it is at the same time'sufliciently elastic or flexibleto be used for the most delicate purposes.

I have shown my preferred manner of making and furnishing to the trade an eXpansible and contractible metallic eyelet; but I do not wish to confine myself to any particular manner of making and furnishing the same.

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- I 1. An expansible andcontractible metallic eyelet for button-holes.

2. An expansible and contractiblc eyelet for button-holes, consisting of a thin strip or piece of metal, bent and formed substantially as shown anddescribed.

CHARLES K. PIGKLES.

In presence of-- SAML. KNIGHT, GEO. H. KNIGHT. 

